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ob·serv·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
observant, observingadjective
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
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observing
Observing is the act of watching, noticing, and studying something carefully in order to gain information, understand, or assess a situation, behavior or phenomenon. It often involves attention to details and can include use of the senses such as sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste, or the use of tools and devices to collect data.
Webster Dictionary
Observing
of Observe
Observingadjective
giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind
Editors Contribution
observing
To observe at superluminal speed.
We are observing amazing unity, change and evolution on planet earth at present.
Submitted by MaryC on October 22, 2020
observingverb
Verb form of the word observe.
We are observing amazing change, evolution and redistribution of wealth, income and resources on planet earth at present.
Submitted by MaryC on October 22, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of observing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of observing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of observing in a Sentence
It is potentially the most distant galaxy ever, but we can't tell if it is the oldest, specifically, we might be observing it as it was ~ 300 [ million years ] after the Big Bang. It could have just formed recently, or could have formed even farther back – we can't quite tell yet.
Rules only make sense if they are both kept and broken. Breaking the rule is one way of observing it.
The non-invasive nature of this approach makes it particularly valuable for observing vulnerable or endangered species as well as those in hard-to-reach environments, such as caves and burrows. They do not have to be visible for us to know they are in the area if we can pick up traces of their DNA, literally out of thin air, air sampling could revolutionise terrestrial biomonitoring and provide new opportunities to track the composition of animal communities as well as detect invasion of non-native species.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
We were out on a trip on Thursday morning and we were observing this pod and saw they had a very young calf with them, it couldnt be more than 24 hours old, you can tell because of the size and it was still a bit wrinkly. We [had] been following the pod the day before and they didnt have the calf with them then so we knew it was a newborn.
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